Newbie Question

[Penguin Hood]

I have running ReactOS inside QEMU over Linux plataform (Is surprising!).

I want to install a program, for example from "setup.exe" file. This file is outside the ReactOS image, in other directory. For example /fakeD/setup.exe

I run command:

qemu c.img -hdb fat:rw:/fakeD

So /fakeD directory became the virtual drive "D:\" and ReactOS can access it.

Next step, proceed to install program:

Start -> Run -> D:\setup.exe

The installation begin but few later, when attempt to copy files to c:\ReactOS directory, can't do it.

My question is:
How to gain access to c:\ ReactOS ??. In other words, perhaps the question is: how to copy files to c.img image ??
Must i set any read/write permission?

[linuxgx]

Cant you just run the live cd, or dule boot it.

Emulation under linux is going to slow it down.

or do you have unsuported hardwear?

[Meklort]

My question is:
How to gain access to c:\ ReactOS ??. In other words, perhaps the question is: how to copy files to c.img image ??
Must i set any read/write permission?

You can mount the c.img file in linux and then copy the files over.

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mount -t vfat -o loop c.img /mnt/c
cp ${file} /mnt/c/{$sub_dir}

[Penguin Hood]

Many tanks Linuxgx and Meklort

Meklort, that command not work (at least for me) written exactly how in your post but the idea is correct.

I have success mounting the image with follow commands:

losetup /dev/loop0 c.img -o 32256
mount /dev/loop0 /mnt/reactos

Then can be umount with this commands:

umount /mnt/reactos
losetup -d /dev/loop0

Now i transfer files beetwen ReactOS and host OS with that method. Well.
But my problem persist because the program that i want install attempt to overwrite the file c:\ReactOS\System32\OleAut32.dll
with other OleAut32.dll. If can't install the .dll file abort the installation.
How to set permission to overvrite ReactOS system file? Or how to install my program?